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Guest Commentary: Trump’s Last Days in Office Marred by Disregard for Human Life – Death Penalty Just Another Example.

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|Date: January 14, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Trump’s Last Days in Office Marred by Disregard for Human Life – Death Penalty Just Another Example.

By Donald Ayer, Deborah Gonzalez and Miriam Aroni Krinsky -Trump reinstated federal executions after near ...

By Donald Ayer, Deborah Gonzalez and Miriam Aroni Krinsky -Trump reinstated federal executions after nearly 20 years, with three slated for this week. When will the U.S. drop the practice and join oth ...

January 14, 2021
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Trump’s Supreme Court & Administration Execute 1st Woman in 67 Years – Sights Set on 2 More Executions Prior to Inauguration Day

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|Date: January 13, 2021
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Trump’s Supreme Court & Administration Execute 1st Woman in 67 Years – Sights Set on 2 More Executions Prior to Inauguration Day

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief TERRA HAUTE, IN – For those who have said Presiden ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief TERRA HAUTE, IN – For those who have said President Trump can’t do much more “damage” in his final week in power, the case of Lisa Montgomery sta ...

January 13, 2021
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2nd Federal Execution in 2 Days; U.S. Supreme Court Allows Killing of Intellectually Disabled Man

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|Date: December 12, 2020
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2nd Federal Execution in 2 Days; U.S. Supreme Court Allows Killing of Intellectually Disabled Man

By Kianna Anvari TERRA HAUTE, IN – The U.S. Supreme Court allowed the execution of Alfred Bourgeois Frida ...

By Kianna Anvari TERRA HAUTE, IN – The U.S. Supreme Court allowed the execution of Alfred Bourgeois Friday at the federal correctional center, the second man in two days to be killed by lethal injecti ...

December 12, 2020
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3 U.S. Supreme Court Justices Would Have Stopped Brandon Bernard Federal Execution Thursday

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|Date: December 12, 2020
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3 U.S. Supreme Court Justices Would Have Stopped Brandon Bernard Federal Execution Thursday

By Ramneet Singh and Lauren Smith TERRE HAUTE, IN - At 9:27 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 10, Brandon Bernard was ...

By Ramneet Singh and Lauren Smith TERRE HAUTE, IN - At 9:27 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 10, Brandon Bernard was executed by lethal injection in a federal prison facility in Indiana. After the first federal e ...

December 12, 2020
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Trump Administration Executes Another Person Thursday Night – 5 Others to Be Killed before President Leaves Office

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|Date: December 11, 2020
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Trump Administration Executes Another Person Thursday Night – 5 Others to Be Killed before President Leaves Office

By Julian Navarro TERRE HAUTE, IN – Brandon Bernard was executed late last night here at the federal corr ...

By Julian Navarro TERRE HAUTE, IN – Brandon Bernard was executed late last night here at the federal correctional center—one of six federal executions scheduled at the hand of President Trump in his w ...

December 11, 2020
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New LA DA Gascón Directs Office to Stop Seeking Death Penalty, Review All Death Row Cases

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|Date: December 11, 2020
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New LA DA Gascón Directs Office to Stop Seeking Death Penalty, Review All Death Row Cases

By Özge Terzioğlu LOS ANGELES—New Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón continues to make big crimi ...

By Özge Terzioğlu LOS ANGELES—New Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón continues to make big criminal justice reform waves just days after taking office. This week he has directed all deputy di ...

December 11, 2020
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George Gascón Sworn in as LA County New DA, Announces Immediate Reform, Including End to Cash Bail and Death Penalty Prosecutions

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|Date: December 08, 2020
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George Gascón Sworn in as LA County New DA, Announces Immediate Reform, Including End to Cash Bail and Death Penalty Prosecutions

By Özge Terzioğlu LOS ANGELES—Newly elected District Attorney George Gascón announced his immediate imple ...

By Özge Terzioğlu LOS ANGELES—Newly elected District Attorney George Gascón announced his immediate implementation of unprecedented reform to LA County’s policing policies at his inauguration and swea ...

December 08, 2020
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ACLU Sues to End Death Row ‘Terror’ Conditions that Retraumatize Lisa Montgomery, Due to be Executed in December

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|Date: November 20, 2020
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ACLU Sues to End Death Row ‘Terror’ Conditions that Retraumatize Lisa Montgomery, Due to be Executed in December

By Julietta Bisharyan WASHINGTON –– The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sued U.S. Attorney Gener ...

By Julietta Bisharyan WASHINGTON –– The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sued U.S. Attorney General William Barr and the wardens of Terre Haute Correctional Complex and Federal Medical Center ...

November 20, 2020
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VANGUARD INVESTIGATION: New Evidence Reveals California’s Longest Serving Inmate on Death Row May Actually be Innocent

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 17, 2020
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VANGUARD INVESTIGATION: New Evidence Reveals California’s Longest Serving Inmate on Death Row May Actually be Innocent

By Roxanna Jarvis and Cailin Garcia CALIFORNIA – After decades of fighting for his release, Douglas Ray S ...

By Roxanna Jarvis and Cailin Garcia CALIFORNIA – After decades of fighting for his release, Douglas Ray Stankewitz may finally have a real chance at freedom. In an all-encompassing Writ of Habeas Corp ...

November 17, 2020
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Suspend Federal Death Penalty Until Biden Takes Office, Congressional Lawmakers Urge AG Barr

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|Date: November 15, 2020
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Suspend Federal Death Penalty Until Biden Takes Office, Congressional Lawmakers Urge AG Barr

By Victoria Lembesis WASHINGTON D.C. – Congressional lawmakers Friday called on Attorney General William ...

By Victoria Lembesis WASHINGTON D.C. – Congressional lawmakers Friday called on Attorney General William Barr to suspend all federal executions until the incoming Biden-Harris administration is able t ...

November 15, 2020
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Attorneys for Woman on Death Row Seek TRO, Preliminary Injunction Delay After they Catch COVID-19; Ask Trump to Intervene

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|Date: November 13, 2020
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Attorneys for Woman on Death Row Seek TRO, Preliminary Injunction Delay After they Catch COVID-19; Ask Trump to Intervene

By Victoria Lembesis WASHINGTON D.C. – Assistant Federal Public Defenders Kelly Henry and Amy Harwell, at ...

By Victoria Lembesis WASHINGTON D.C. – Assistant Federal Public Defenders Kelly Henry and Amy Harwell, attorneys for Lisa Montgomery – facing the federal death penalty in less than a month – have reve ...

November 13, 2020
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Trump Asked to Grant Clemency for Death Row’s Brandon Bernard; Jurors Support Call, Citing Inadequate Defense

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|Date: November 13, 2020
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Trump Asked to Grant Clemency for Death Row’s Brandon Bernard; Jurors Support Call, Citing Inadequate Defense

By Linh Nguyen TERRA HAUTE, IN – Just one month before Brandon Bernard is scheduled for execution on fede ...

By Linh Nguyen TERRA HAUTE, IN – Just one month before Brandon Bernard is scheduled for execution on federal death row on Dec. 10, 2020, he has filed for clemency to President Donald Trump, and has ga ...

November 13, 2020
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Supporters Call on Trump to Commute Death Sentence of Lisa Montgomery

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|Date: November 11, 2020
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Supporters Call on Trump to Commute Death Sentence of Lisa Montgomery

Special To the Vanguard In letters delivered today, a broad coalition of current and former prosecutors, ...

Special To the Vanguard In letters delivered today, a broad coalition of current and former prosecutors, anti-sex trafficking and anti-domestic violence groups, child advocates and mental health group ...

November 11, 2020
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Scott Peterson New Sentencing Trial Now Set for January 2021

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|Date: November 07, 2020
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Scott Peterson New Sentencing Trial Now Set for January 2021

By Layla Mustafa SAN MATEO COUNTY – Scott Peterson—who was found guilty of murdering his wife and unborn ...

By Layla Mustafa SAN MATEO COUNTY – Scott Peterson—who was found guilty of murdering his wife and unborn baby 15 years ago and sentenced to death—made an appearance via livestream in a San Mateo Count ...

November 07, 2020
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Tennessee Governor Grants Reprieve on COVID Grounds in Pervis Payne Execution Case

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|Date: November 07, 2020
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Tennessee Governor Grants Reprieve on COVID Grounds in Pervis Payne Execution Case

By Lauren Smith TENNESSEE – Friday, Governor Bill Lee of Tennessee granted defendant Pervis Payne, a man ...

By Lauren Smith TENNESSEE – Friday, Governor Bill Lee of Tennessee granted defendant Pervis Payne, a man whose execution was scheduled for December 3, a reprieve until April 9, 2021 because of the COV ...

November 07, 2020
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Man Sentenced to Death for Kidnapping and Rape Files Habeas Petition for Conviction

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|Date: November 06, 2020
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Man Sentenced to Death for Kidnapping and Rape Files Habeas Petition for Conviction

By Julietta Bisharyan and Linh Nguyen TERRE HAUTE, IN – Orlando Cordia Hall, who has been sentenced to di ...

By Julietta Bisharyan and Linh Nguyen TERRE HAUTE, IN – Orlando Cordia Hall, who has been sentenced to die – within weeks – for kidnapping and raping a 16-year-old high school student, has filed his t ...

November 06, 2020
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Duke Researchers Report Life Without Parole Sentencing on Rise; Blacks Hurt Most

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 30, 2020
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Duke Researchers Report Life Without Parole Sentencing on Rise; Blacks Hurt Most

By Ariel Abdallah NORTH CAROLINA – Researchers from the Wilson Center for Science and Justice at the Duke ...

By Ariel Abdallah NORTH CAROLINA – Researchers from the Wilson Center for Science and Justice at the Duke University School of Law reported an increase of life without parole sentencing in North Carol ...

October 30, 2020
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Boudin and Other DAs Join Governor’s Declaration That Death Penalty Is Applied in Racially Biased Manner

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 27, 2020
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Boudin and Other DAs Join Governor’s Declaration That Death Penalty Is Applied in Racially Biased Manner

By David M. Greenwald On Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom, in response to a rare request by the California S ...

By David M. Greenwald On Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom, in response to a rare request by the California Supreme Court, filed a briefing about the constitutionality in which the governor declared that ...

October 27, 2020
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CA Governor Files Death Penalty Amicus Brief, Focuses on Racist Juries

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|Date: October 27, 2020
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CA Governor Files Death Penalty Amicus Brief, Focuses on Racist Juries

By Alana Bleimann SACRAMENTO – Charging the state’s capital punishment “scheme is and always has been inf ...

By Alana Bleimann SACRAMENTO – Charging the state’s capital punishment “scheme is and always has been infected by racism,” California Governor Gavin Newsom Monday filed a 175-page amicus brief in Peop ...

October 27, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: What Purpose Would Be Served by Seeking Death Penalty in Peterson Case?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 25, 2020
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Sunday Commentary: What Purpose Would Be Served by Seeking Death Penalty in Peterson Case?

By David M. Greenwald A series of events has led to an absurd place—on Friday in Stanislaus County, prose ...

By David M. Greenwald A series of events has led to an absurd place—on Friday in Stanislaus County, prosecutors indicated their intent to seek the death penalty once again in the case of Scott Peterso ...

October 25, 2020
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